Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-11-11


of Captain Black for the purpose Of OBJ
tanning from him statement about the
bombs found in his cell SUNDAY last.
Lfngg denied in German that he had any
knowledge Of the bombs, and then con-
tinuiDg said: 81 have and still do refuse
to sign any petition to the Governor ask
ing for communication Of my sentence. 1
and few others will surely heng, but 1
will not make statement for the benefit
Of those who have signed the
petition. hate them for the
course they have taken and
would not lift one of my fingers to save
them if l could"
At the end of the interview LiDgg
turned away in en- urconcerned manner.
Captain Black and Attorney Zsisler, in
company with Nina VanZsndt, subse-
quently had short conference with Spies,
Fielden and Schwab in the lawyers cage
and obtained formal written 6eclara-
ton that they had absolutely nothing 10
do with the bombs Brought to the Ill.
Then for the last time Captain Black VS.
tied Parsons, Fischer and Engel in the
presence CT Jailer Folse for the purpose
of inducing them to sign petition to
Governor Oglesby asking for mercy. Ii
WAS al without aVeil, Parsons voicing the
determination by the words, "If the state
can aff0rd to put me to death | can afford
to die" With this the trio remained
firm, Notwithstanding when but few
minutes before the wives and children OF
the three men despairiDgly beseeched the
men to sign for their sake.
INSANITY DODGE IN LINGG's CASE.
CHICAGO, ILL Nov. 9,-Dr. James G..
Herman, former warden of Cook county
hospital for the insane, fled petition in
the County court to day charging the facg
that Louis Lingg, the anarchist boom
maker under sentence Of death, is insane
end that it would be for the benefit and
for the safety OF the community that he
BE- confBed in the state hospital for the
insane. The facts in the case, the petit
ton alleges, can be proved by the petit
toner and George E. Detweiler. Ferdi-
nand Spies, Ida Spies, Henry Spies, Chris
Spies, Mrs. Kuttlemsn, Gustave Patch,
Louise letter, Mr.. L'nnemeyer and Mrs
Bentley, all residents CT Cock
county. Tie petition further
states that LinEg has no
property or effects, and prays that q writ
Tor the body ot Louis Llngg be issued,
and venire of six good and lawful men
be made to determine the truth Of me ST.
legations, ard also thst sUbDoepes for the
witnesses named be issued IeiurDable st
such time as may be fixed by the County
court, and that Lingg be declared en- ia-
sane man after Cue hearing and proof.
The petition is sigued November ., is
sworn to by DR.. Herman.
/ Jadge PieuQeTgast promptly decided
that he could do nothing in the case,
knowing ns be did, who LtDgg was,
snd that he was IN the county
Ill Oh criminal charge, and
under septance of death. The attorney
who bad the petition in charge said the
court could NOS knoY suth0ritatiVely that
LiTgg Yves in jsil as no evidence bad
been given, ana the court Wss Only
70 judge OF the points brought OuS il q
legal way. The court insisted he could
use his private infOTmasion in some
cases, and this in his opinion was one in
which it was necessary. He ssid that be
would not issue the writ without due
notice having been given the States Nttor-
neY. The attorney at once Wrrte rotICe
to Mr.. Grippell sud said he would try tC
have the other side represented al
p. N. To-day, when be Hoped TO be
granted the writ. The usual formal no
lice YVES served on States Attorney
Grinnell about p. m. It informed the
the latter that motion for wit CT in
curry directing the sheriff to bring Louis
Lingg tbefore the court for trial OF insan
ity had been fled st 2 p. m. when the
hearing of the g. guments were TO be ts
ken up. Judge PfendergaSt announced
that be would not hear the application
until yfter the criminal court had p3sseC
On it.
NINA VANZ4NDT REFUSED ADMISSION,
CHICAGO, III, Nov. 9.-NiIa Van
ZtIdt was refused admission to the isi
this morning, orders having been giver
not TO admit her a2sin until after the
execution. She appeared much dlsap
pointed as she went away. The order
WAS given becau Of the YCung woman's
habit CT mskipg "scenes" in the cage
Mrs. Engel was, however, let in to SET
| her HUSBAND.
THE PLEAS TO TIE GOVERNOR.
| SPRINGFIELD, ILL, Nov. 9.-The an
srcnists' delegstion to petition for mercy
srrived here eatly this morning. Wher
| Captain black and General Tfumbuli cr'
rived 81 the state capitol they were ia
formed that the Governor had net yet ar
rived. The doors of he reception rooms
were opened ct 8 40 o'clock and the elf
ferent committees fled in. There wert
nearly LEO present when they all assem-
bled. Captain Black was presented tt
! the Governor at once. a few minute
later Captain Black. advancing to the cor
| ner CT the table at which Mr. Oglesby sat
began TO resd his appeal
The relatives Of the Condemned So
TO the left of the speaker
Captain Black began by reading~the gen
eral petition which had been signed b.
the men themselves. The anarchist law
yer advanced but little ways when b
came to the passage shat said, never be
fore the day OF the Haymsrket riot had
single meeting of anarchists been inter
rupted by the police. At this point Gov
ernor Oglesby interrupted and asked
he was 10 understand that statement a
truth.
"Yes, sir" replied the lawyer Sand fur
thermore that very meeting was ATTENDED
b, Mayor Harrison himself who remsine'
until within twenty minutes OF the riot
"Proceed," said the Governor, Captain
Black took 20 minutes to read the peti
tion and when he closed he said: eth
hiss been signed by Michael Schwao
Samuel FielGen and August Spies. Tn
reason that the accused Parsons, Fischer
Engel and Lingg did not sign it wos be
cause they claimed that they lad for
warded to Your ExcelleDcy their auto
graph letters and cid not thiGk it neces
ssry to sign this" The petition recitet
! the history Of the alleged ofense for wnic
| petitioners had been condemned. II si